Former UFC commentator Mike Goldberg has expressed interest in returning to the octagon.
Goldberg was one of the early voices of MMA leaders, spending 19 years calling fights. His contract with the company ended after UFC’s parent company, Zuffa LLC, was sold to the Endeavor group for $4 billion.
Goldberg had been in the chair with Joe Rogan for years, but his cut from the promotion saw him replaced by Jon Anik. In an appearance on Qunition ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s JAXXON PODCAST, he admitted that his departure was disappointing.
“The sale still bums me out because I think I was one of the pieces that should have continued, but it’s not for me to decide… people know what we’ve gone through, but I’m not going to be a f*cking whiner about it,” Goldberg said.
“Nobody wants to hear that because that just brings down anybody else’s level.
“Obviously, I was smashed, I was heartbroken, because I helped build that product as a soundtrack. It just became a time in which I just wanted to keep on the voyage and I’m glad I did because I saw the world in my days with the UFC.”
Although Goldberg has no bad blood with the promotion, the cut was still a heartbreaking decision. Nevertheless, the fighter has continued to work in broadcasting, calling fights for Bare Knuckle Boxing. He also got a gig with Bellator MMA from 2017 to 2021.
Goldberg revealed he had a good relationship with co-commentator Joe Rogan and is still in contact with him. However he disclosed that his rapport with UFC Dana White and Lorenzo
“Not really,” Goldberg said when asked if he still keeps in touch with his former bosses. “I can’t find Lorenzo now. If you think about it, other than a few fights, he’s just gone on to the next. If I saw him, it would be a very pleasurable conversation. With Dana, I don’t know. He liked to pick on me a little bit. I always felt like I toed the company line. If Dana said this is what we’re going to do; we’re not going to talk about losses, I never argued, ‘That’s not journalistically correct.’
“I don’t know, but I’d be honored to do it again, and I have huge respect for Dana. But who knows? I don’t think he hates me, but we’re not pen pals.”
UFC 207 marked the final event that fans would hear Mike Goldberg calling fights for the promotion.
